On Tue, 3 Jun 2014 02:36:11 -0700 (PDT),
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We're about to move house and one of the first jobs I will have to do is trim the holly hedge that surrounds the property. It's a bit of a monster, probably about 50m in length and about 3m tall so is going to produce a ton of clippings which I will need to dispose of. I was thinking of shredding them to save space but most of the shredder reviews I've seen don't seem to work too well on fresh/green stuff and I really don't want this lying around for weeks whilst I wait for it to go brown!

Can anyone recommend a shredder that will cope with the fresh clippings and the odd thicker branch but will also not break the bank.

I suppose the only other alternative is to burn them, does holly burn well ?


Thanks

The AL-KO 1100 works great for clippings. They are quite expensive but
pop-up on ebay quite often. I got one for £20 a few years ago. All it
needed was a new plug.

Steve

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On 03/06/14 11:37, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
AL-KO 1100

What would that be like on hawthorn - or any material that does not come
in convenient "straight stick" format? Hawthorn is very bushy and stiff.
I cannot see any of the home shredders being much fun to use with my
hedge as as far as I can see, they have such small throats for safety.

Or am I wrong?

Last time a neighbour helped me take a chainsaw to my 12ft hawthorn
(it's now 4-5 ft) I hired the biggest petrol chipper I could get for a
week with power feed. That worked...

On Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:44:16 +0100, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 03/06/14 11:37, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
AL-KO 1100

What would that be like on hawthorn - or any material that does not come
in convenient "straight stick" format? Hawthorn is very bushy and stiff.
I cannot see any of the home shredders being much fun to use with my
hedge as as far as I can see, they have such small throats for safety.

Or am I wrong?


I've have not tried it for Hawthorn. The only thing I've had trouble
with was a rose bush but that went in with a bit of brute force. Too
much force tends to tip the whole lot over as it only has three legs.
The more modern version looks more stable.

Steve

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On 03/06/14 12:51, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:44:16 +0100, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 03/06/14 11:37, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
AL-KO 1100

What would that be like on hawthorn - or any material that does not come
in convenient "straight stick" format? Hawthorn is very bushy and stiff.
I cannot see any of the home shredders being much fun to use with my
hedge as as far as I can see, they have such small throats for safety.

Or am I wrong?


I've have not tried it for Hawthorn. The only thing I've had trouble
with was a rose bush but that went in with a bit of brute force. Too
much force tends to tip the whole lot over as it only has three legs.
The more modern version looks more stable.

Steve


Are there any home shredders (preferably cog type) that have really wide
throats, but also long (longer than an adult arm) for reasonable safety?

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Tim Watts wrote:
On 03/06/14 12:51, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:

What would that be like on hawthorn - or any material that does not come
in convenient "straight stick" format? Hawthorn is very bushy and stiff.
I cannot see any of the home shredders being much fun to use with my
hedge as as far as I can see, they have such small throats for safety.

I've have not tried it for Hawthorn. The only thing I've had trouble
with was a rose bush but that went in with a bit of brute force. Too
much force tends to tip the whole lot over as it only has three legs.
The more modern version looks more stable.

Are there any home shredders (preferably cog type) that have really wide
throats, but also long (longer than an adult arm) for reasonable safety?

I doubt it, because the throats are narrow as much to protect the
shredder as the user. I have jammed my Bosch when a branch was of
harder wood than I thought it was, and wider throats would make
it much easier to do that.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:01:46 +0100, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 03/06/14 12:51, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:44:16 +0100, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 03/06/14 11:37, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
AL-KO 1100

What would that be like on hawthorn - or any material that does not come
in convenient "straight stick" format? Hawthorn is very bushy and stiff.
I cannot see any of the home shredders being much fun to use with my
hedge as as far as I can see, they have such small throats for safety.

Or am I wrong?


I've have not tried it for Hawthorn. The only thing I've had trouble
with was a rose bush but that went in with a bit of brute force. Too
much force tends to tip the whole lot over as it only has three legs.
The more modern version looks more stable.

Steve


Are there any home shredders (preferably cog type) that have really wide
throats, but also long (longer than an adult arm) for reasonable safety?

I haven't seen one but the AL-KO 2500TCS DuoTec looks to be longer
than an arm. It's more than £500 so way beyond my gardening budget.

Steve

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On 03/06/14 14:49, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
AL-KO 2500TCS

Thanks for that - from which I found the AL-KO 4000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHm7Tj4vlxI

That actually looks like it might work...

Also in the £500 range though...

On 03/06/2014 15:15, Tim Watts wrote:
On 03/06/14 14:49, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
AL-KO 2500TCS

Thanks for that - from which I found the AL-KO 4000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHm7Tj4vlxI

That actually looks like it might work...

Also in the £500 range though...

Another vote here for Al-ko; we bought their Silent Power 4000 several
years ago and it's still going strong. Will chomp through branches up to
40mm diameter or so in no time flat - you can soon get rid of enormous
piles of hedge trimmings and other prunings. It's certainly more than
earned its keep - the best bit of kit we ever bought for the garden,
afaic, and was well worth every penny. I'd definitely get another
whenever this one finally does give up the ghost.

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